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SunTech founder & CEO, Nandakumar K, spoke with Global Finance editor Andrea Fiano regarding the firm's new open banking products and how Suntec is enabling banks to get a 360 degree view of their customer's needs.

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank's head of Transaction Banking Haytham Elmaayergi spoke with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano regarding the bank's plan to offer Islamic banking variation to not only people looking at Islamic banking structures, but also the wider community at large.

Gavin Maclean, head of Cash Management & Payments, Lloyd Banking, spoke with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano regarding the bank is focusing on innovation and technology as the era for open banking is almost here for European banks..

Nordea's Head of Investor Solutions & Services Oliver M. Zecevic spoke with Global Finance Editor, Andrea Fiano, on the sidelines of Sibos 2017 about how the bank is focusing on transforming its technological base and moving to open banking as it endeavors to deliver better services to its customers.

Standard Bank's Head of Global Trade, Vinod Madhavan talks with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano at Sibos 2017 about how volatility in Africa is easing up with the rise in global commodity prices leading to a lesser degree of risk for doing business in Africa.

ANZ's Head of International Banking and Financial Institution, John Campbell spoke with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano on the sideline of Sibos 2017 regarding the need for the banking industry to come together to leverage emerging banking technologies.

Societe Generale 's Global Head for Transaction Banking Benoit Desserre spoke with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano on the sideline of Sibos 2017 regarding the bank's use of blockchain technology to transform transaction banking for its customers.

Citibank's Global Head for Payments & Receivables, Manish Kohli spoke with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano on the sidelines of Sibos 2017 regarding the major technological changes underway in the global payment ecosystem and Citi's plan to emerge on top.

Enrique Marshall, Chairman, Banco del Estado de Chile, winner of the Safest Bank in Latin America award 2017, spoke with Global Finance magazine editor Andrea Fiano about what he thinks of Chile's economy and the banking ecosystem in the country.

ManuelJesus Bautista, Governor, Central Bank of Honduras won an “A” grade in Global Finance’s annual Central Banker Report Cards 2017. He spoke with magazine editor Andrea Fiano about the growth prospects for Honduras' economy and how the country could see an increased rate of inflation for 2017.

Lutz-Christian Funke, executive director of KfW, The World’s Safest Bank for several consecutive years, discusses with GFMag editor Andrea Fiano Germany’s political balancing act and economic stability, Europe’s refugee problem, and KfW’s collaborations with other European banks and political agencies.

Standard Chartered's Alex Mason, global head for Transaction Banking and Margaret Harwood-Jones, MD & global head for Securities Services talks with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano on how the bank is solving the challenge of delivering an enhanced customer experience by adopting more digital technology solutions.

Carlos Fernandéz Valdovinos, governor of the central bank of Paraguay, was among the world’s top central bankers in Global Finance Magazine’s annual Central Banker Report Cards. Here, he talks with GFMag editor Andrea Fiano about how recovery in big neighboring economies is giving the Paraguayan economy a lift, and the need for reforms to continue.